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“What’s the matter, princess? Is nudity a hard lied

“No, Sir I just…” Respect their instructions and give your obedience Liam’s edict echoed in her head

Neither man so much as parted their lips to explain their intent They merely waited for her to comply

Slowly, she rose and moved to the center of the room Obviously, this exercise was ain She took a deep breath and focused Hammer and Liam had devised this task, and Raine understood their intentions Open up for the men you love They’ve asked you to peel away the layers and allow yourself to be vulnerable

After she unknotted the belt, she slipped the robe off her shoulders Sing a lump of nerves, she eased it off Nudity may not have been a hard limit for her, but without Hammer and Liam—her lifelines—she found it more than a little uncomfortable But she pressed on

Carefully folding the robe, she placed it on the floor, then gracefully sank to her knees Palhtened her spine and thrust out her chest before bowing her head respectfully

Beck lingered at the counter She felt his assessing gaze She heard the scrape of Seth’s chair again before he approached, the tips of his shoes visible as he stood in front of her

Bending low, he cupped her chin and lifted her face to aze “Don’t shy away, Raine You’re a beautiful wo to fear from us Think of me and Beck as your mentors, arbiters in case of dispute, and your chief cooks and bottle washers”

Beck pulled away from the counter and handed Seth a piece of paper, which he promptly passed over to Raine

“Read everything on the page aloud to us, princess,” Beck drawled, sidling up to the other man “One by one”

Raine stared at the handwriting, recognizing Ha

“Affir as if they’d placed a sour pickle on her tongue “Ugh”

Beck just grinned “Get busy”